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My favorite book of all time is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I own multiple copies of it (including a signed first edition! I take my obsessions seriously ) and reread it every year or so. So much love for that novel.

The best book I've read recently is Stephen King's Joyland. I have a love-hate relationship with King, but this book was not only beautifully written (there's a number of sentences and phrases that I reread a few times just because I loved the sound and feel of the moment they created), but the story and characters themselves were well-crafted. No dues ex machina cop outs in this King novel! Such a fun summer read.

Next I'm moving on to We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. She's one of my favorite writers (if you want a truly creepy read, check out The Haunting of Hill House), so I'm excited to delve into this one.

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I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle last year and I was a little underwhelmed honestly. I did like it but I think I was expecting some real twists and turns which I didn't think it delivered... and I thought the big plot twist was a little obvious. That said I've had my eyes on the Haunting of Hill house for ages!

I love Agatha Christie for a fun, light read, but for something more substantial I'd recommend Brett Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero or American Psycho.

I also personally loved Jonothan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated and his wife Nicole Krauss' works Great House, and to a greater extent The History of Love.

Chuck Palhanuik's fun as well, I'd recommend his earlier works (minus Lullaby, and steer clear of Haunted, Tell All, Pygmy and Snuff), but Rant is one of my all time favorite books.

I know it's a bit of a genera change but I really love Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters' works. Especially Anne Bronte, I think she deserves A LOT more credit for the Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

I love book recommendations! It's like giving someone a little piece of your soul ha ha.

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I mainly own manga and politic books. As far as novels go I have quite a few of the Trinity Blood series. I watched the anime and was sad that it ended without explaining everything so I began reading the books. Sadly the author died and I haven't gotten through all the books yet but I don't know if I want to continue unless there will be an ending. It was one of the few series I could get my mom to watch with me, the others being Full Metal Alchemist and Death Note.

The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, Vatican has to rely on other allies to counter the situation. The protagonist, a priest called Peter Abel Nightroad, travels through the countries as a representative for the Vaticans. However, he is also part of "Ax", a special operations group controlled by the Cardinal Catherina. His encounter with a young girl called Esther will determine the struggle and survival between the human race and the vampires.